The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-08-18
GOVERNMENTAL
What is Going on in the State De-
partments.
An Eptome of What Was
Learned at the Capitol
.[From Thursdays Daily

involved will be seen by reading the rul
ing:
"As Encinal county is attached to Webb
for judicial purposes, and the school bust
ness belongs ex-officio to the county judge
of Webb county, can see no objection
to the transfer of the school business of
Encinal county to the county superintend-
emit of Webb county, if one should
be appointed. If this should
be done the county superintendent would
be entitled to the fees which the county
judge receives for attending to the school
business of Encinal county, the fees al
lowed for taking the scholastic census of
that county, and the fees for taking the
necessary affidavits. The commissioners
court of Webb county would not be COM
potent to grant any additional COM
pensation" to the county superin-
tendent from the school fund of Encinal
county. The commissioners court of
Webb county might fix the salary of the
county superintendent of Webb county
at $1,000 or any less amount, and the
said coun ty superintendent might receive
the fees mentioned before County judges,
census, etc., in addition to the salary fixed
by the commissioners.
The following charters were filed yes
terday: "Houston Building company"
Capital, $4,000. Incorporators: John
Boyd, E. L. Dennis, Y. M. Langdon.
"Charity Club" of Victoria.
The following tax collectors settled with
the com ptroller yesterday: S. S. Ashe, of
Harris county; j. W. Massie, Hamilton;
W.M.Brown, Lee county. Captain Ashe, col
lector of Harris county, stands way ahead
on the list for the closeness of poll tax
collections, the most difficult of all taxes
TO collect. His returns show only seventy
one delinquent polls, an item for the tax
collectors generally to pattern after.
The Senior de la Garcia, secretary of
state of the state of Coahuila, is under
stood to have been very much ex-
ercised Saturday over the publ
cation of his desire to extradite
Editor Cara on charge of burglary, in
the face of the fact that several indict-
ments for libel have already been gotten
against him. 1t is matter of regret that
the distinguished visitor should have lost
his temper, and said hard things about the
newspaper men. He might have in that
very act, trenched upon the self-same
libel law, so effective in his behalf. How
lish and is not, perhaps, fully acquainted
with the fact that everything is fish, which
drops in Texas newspaper mans net,
his ebullition of temper is excuseable.
The matter of Garza's extradition on the
burglary charge was yesterday referred by
the governor to Judge Kelsoe district judge
and extradition agent at Eagle Pass, for
investigation.
Hon. W. Fl. Pope, of Marshall, state
agent to settle the frontier claims, was in
the city yesterday, in consultation with
the governor. The proofs on these claims
have about all been filed, and Mr.. Pope
thinks that matters are now in good work
ing shape for speedy determination of
the matter.
The treasury receipts yesterday were
about $4,000.
The oomptroller's deposits were So, 100,
of which $4,000 was for general revenue,
and $1,000 university fund.
The comptroller purchased yesterday
for the university fund, one $1,000 6 per
cent. state bond.
The assessment roll of Lee county
shows an increase of $10,360. Rockwell
county shows an increase of 1871 ,276, and
Wichita county $34,0S2 decrease.
Comal county is offering to the state
$4,000 worth of bridge bonds. They are
undergoing investigation.
This item is not a joke. The commits
sioner of insurance yesterday authorized
the Mannerheimer neutrality-suspicious.,
of Mannheim, Germany, to conduct an
insurance business in the state. The
name is German, and unpronounceable to
almost anyone but an adept with that
language.
From Fridays Daily.
Governor Ross yesterday commissioned
Hon. Chas. S. Morse, clerk of the supreme
court, as delegate to represent the state
of Texas at the meeting in Philadelphia,
on the 9TH of next month"; to arrange for
the centennial celebration of the adoption
of the constitution of the United States.
The following tax collectors settled with
the CONF troller yesterday: S. W, Turner,
of Smith county; G. @. Doyle, of Rusk,
and D. A. L. Walton, of Bell.
The vote cast at the late election will be
canvassed by the secretary of state on the
14th of eptember-forty days after the
date of the election.
The governor yesterday pardoned one
Carl Moore, convicted and sentenced in
Llano county to two years in the penlten-
tiary for theft of COW. The recommen-
dation for pardon was signed by the
trial Judge, officers of the court and
members of the jury, on the ground that
evidence lately discovered tended to raise
a doubt as to the guilt of the prisoner.
He has already served eight months of his
sentence.
Hon. R. H. Harrison, assistant attorney
general, has returned from Waco. State
Treasurer Lubbock is also back from
Temple, where he attended the reunion of
Parsons brigade day before yesterday.
The assessment rolls of Maverick
county were received here yesterday,
each one bearing an artistically
executed illuminated title page. Mr..
Louis F. Dutch, the assessor, or someone
in his Office, is undoubtedly a superior
hand with the pen, as this work will most
excellently testify.
The following assessment rolls were re-
ceived yesterday: Dewitt county, show
ing an increase of $2O3, 94S; Grimes
county, an increase of $141,804; Palo
Pinto county, a decrease of S43O,7l4;
Maverick county, decrease of $447, 1874;
Cook county, an increase of $482,286; Ed
wards county, an increase of $3,964; La
Sale county, an increase of S15,308; Ban
dera county, a decrease of 5,16S; Karnes
county, an increase of S239,24O; Madison
county, an increase of $48,2So, and Archer
countv a decrease of 1922, 1902.